Strap end attaching device



Sept 12, 1950 A. H. cRAPsEY, JR., ETAL 2,521,903

STRAP END ATTACHING DEVICE Filed July 12, 1947 FIG. 3.

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ARIHUR H .'CRAPSEXJR .KENNETH A VAN DYCK I NVEN TORS tion.-

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'tripla' ,easy to attach, .and` ofA ruggedtconstnuef liurthen object ofgthe.inventionisthe-iprv Yi .Ga-.0f fixture, @aparte-Ormai@ are tainedf securely.. in f assembledlrelation, .yetggrnayi b`e easily and quickly taken apart and:- discon.-A nected reni the strapwhenfdesired.

Ifth-ese and .other end spthevinvention resides in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as ivi-liebe hereinfarftermore fully described. them/e1, features., beieemintedf. Cutie tri ciaims'at'the end ofthe 'Speelman-oni. In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is'iaiperspeetiveviewshf'ow-irig-ithe relation .ogthe strap and theefi-tnre parts to:

Fig. z'is a View simiiarytonig. 1, showing the Figs3fis a View similarvtoollgs. 1 and 2f: showl'e ing; the entire assembledffxturef'connected to the camera or other similar object; and

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially in line with 4-4 of Fig. 3, showing the relation of the fixture parts when in assembled relation.

The present invention is embodied, in the present instance by way of illustration only, in a xture for attaching a carrying strap II to a ring or loop I2 secured to a camera I3 or other similar object so that the camera may be readily carried, as is apparent from inspection of Fig. 3.

The fixture of the present invention comprises a strip of spring metal, such as phosphor bronze, which is bent at its mid-point to provide a U-shaped member having a loop I4 adapted to receive the ring I2, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The member is provided with a pair of upwardly extending legs I5 and I 6 oi substantially equal length and arranged to lie in contact with the opposite faces of the strap Il, as illustrated in Fig. 4. The leg I5 is provided with an inwardly extending rivet I'I which is adapted to extend through an aperture I8 formed in the strap II adjacent the end I9 thereof. The rivet I'I is of such a length as to pass entirely through the strap and to project from the opposite side thereof, see Fig` 4. When the legs I5 and I6 are pressed together so as to engage the strap, in amanner to be later described, the rivet I1 .y enti and lentliA--lan Darkfssignors to Eastman Kodak ,Y N. Y., a corporation of einen@ iii-.t0 .an-iop. eine@29f--irmdfiafthg le i I5; the ope A rng Ziivbeing slightly-larger than therivet-toraiw ^-iClearance-:illusiona,assumer tralid' ipp-Fig.. 45; Ifhusfithe rivet:` I1; extends lyvwthroughgthe..strap yand'gintorthe fleg: I,6:1 .1. as it ej {.l-shaped` membenisviormed oicaispring; nietajl, Alie-"legs-` I5 and-.t6 will;.tend-toSplillgnorf spr .f rt; testhefppsition shown-invy lligsolp .apparenti-thatin this:.spreaszl;iposif-,` p lI .Iiwillf n Vbhe l eonnected securely:

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tigri `.he-Si t0@ the order essedyor heldetogether in.: Y s wn kf mwli'igre 42. Tozs'securef.: this. result, the present invention provides a hollow sleeveriformedf-:from: a; stript of@ sheettrnetalfibent to. rovide iront an-d backfwallafzl :and-Zlirespece t .,yfand eri-,dfivalls s2 3-.=Thelatten-.areffprovided with roughened 'surfaces lgllitcsfacilitaltez sliding. oi.-..the;.sleeoelongitu 'nal'lyg or. they-strap. asi-.willi balater. pointed outal The sleeverisfpositioned on v-he.. strap` I I aaioovegthe .U -shaped member; as.r show nfFig e Anel;.when-:theoleg *Irzisr-nreved: te enea 'th tran-. the: sleeve .isislidr-down-.f efrr et! he opening 20;; `as jbestr shown in-...'Egi. .4.1" Due to the springy nature of the legs I5 and I6, they tend to move outwardly, but when the sleeve is in the overlying relation, as shown 4in Figs. 3 and 4, the legs press tightly against the inner surfaces oithe walls 2l and 22 to provide a frictional contact between the legs and the sleeve. This frictional contact provides the sole means for retaining the sleeve in its overlying position to retain the legs in strap-engaging relation. In order to position the sleeve on the legs, the upper edge of the wall 22 is bent inwardly to provide a lip or ridge 25 which provides an abutment or stop which is arranged to engage the upper end 26 of the leg l5 as the sleeve is slid downwardly over the legs to thus properly position the sleeve. Thus the lip 25 and the end 26 position the sleeve over the legs.

tiff riait `while the latter, due to their frictional contact with the sleeve, retain the latter in position. If

desired, a similar lip also may be provided on legs I5 and I6 in their pressed position, the sleeve is slid downwardly to overlie the legs, as shown what., the trapswilly 2 be Yisecurelyr held; tlfle.

inventive idea may be carried out in a number of ways. This application is, therefore, not to be limited to the precise details disclosed,- but isI intended to cover all variations and modifications thereof formed within the scope of vthe'a'pperided claims.

We claim:

1. A strap fixture, for use with a strap having an aperture adjacent and end thereof, comprise vided with a pairof spaced legs adapted to overlie `4oppositefa'ces of said strap, yone of'said legs being formed ywith a rivet adapted to? extend through said'aperture to securel saidinember to saidstrap,l the'other of said legs bein'g formed with a registering opening to receive the end of said` rivet', a sieeve'slidable on said strap and movable longitudinallythereof to overliesaid legs and to cover said rivet and' opening, said legs moving outwardly to engageinner surfaces of said sleeve to retain the latter frictionally' in position to overlie said legs, and an inturned edge formed on'the upper end of said sleeve-adapted to engage an end of one of said'legs to affo'rd a stop for said sleeve to 'position the' latter relative to' said legsv-,

2.?A strap fixture', for use with a strap having an aperture adjacent an yend thereof, comprising, in r combination, a Ushaped member formed of spring metal extending over said end 'and prov'ided witha pair of -spaced legs adapted to over# lieA oppositefaces of said strap, roneof saidlegs being 'formed"wit`h a rivet Aadapted to extend through said aperture'to 'secure said member'to said-"strap, Ithe other of `saidflegsbeing' formed with a registering opening to receivel the end of said rivet, -ia sleevev slidable on'said lstrap and movable longitudinally thereof to overlie said legs and to cover said rivet and opening, said legs tending to spring apart to engage inner surfaces of said sleeve to hold the latter frictionally in position over said legs, and an inturned edge on saidsleeve adapted to 5engage an endA of one of said 'sleevesvtoflposition the sleeve. `j

`3. A'str'ap fixture, for use with va strap having an aperture adjacent an end thereof, comprising,

yin combination, a U-shaped member formed of fspring metal extending over said end and provided With a pair of spaced legs adapted to overlie opposite faces of said strap, one of said legs being lformed with a rivet adapted to extend through said aperture and to project from the opposite side of said strap to secure said member f to saidstrapgtheother of said legs being formed ing, in combination, a U-shaped memberformed of spring metal extending over said end and pro` with a, registering opening to receive the projectingv end of said rivet, said legs tending to spring apart to disengage said strap, a hollow sleeve member slidable over lsaid legs to compress the latter to retain said rivet in said aperture and said opening and with the legs pressing against and frictionally engaging inner surfaces of lsaid sleeve and providing the sole means for retaining the sleeve in overlying relation to'said legs, and an inturned lip forrned "on theupper edge of said sleeve positioned to engagean end of one of 's`i`d legs to provide an abutment to limit the movement of said sleeve to position the latter to hold the legs in strap engaging relation and to cover saidv rivet. f ARTHUR H. (QRALPSEJY,l JR.

KENNETH'A. VAN DYCK.`

Number f "'Name" "Datev "4' 1,;ios,92 2 v Baker Mar. v, 1922 FOREIGNPATENTS Number Country Date:V

24,986 Great Britain Aug. 28', 1898 

